Ethan Bronner did not know that he was a propagandist for Israel and its war crimes until it was brought to his attention

"Ethan Bronner, who has headed the bureau for three years, is currently the target of something of a campaign from the left, with jabs at his use of a right-wing speaking agent and at his son's service in the Israeli military. (The Times public editors, not exactly making Bronner's job any easier, have devoted two columns to him.)
And it seems to be having an effect: New York's 92nd Street Y announced today that Bronner had canceled an appearance there, after ThinkProgress reported that he'd be on stage with conservative figures John Bolton and Richard Perle and with an official of the Clarion Fund, a controversial group formed to oppose "radical Islam" whose founders officials, including Frank Gaffney, sometimes veer into what even conservative allies view as conspiracy theorizing." (thanks "Ibn Rushd")